79th Academy Awards ResultsThe winners have been named. I actually got several predictions right. Out of 24 categories…I got 11 right. Anyway the winners are in yellow. If its just aqua…that means I predicted correctly.

Performance by an actor in a leading roleLeonardo DiCaprio in “Blood Diamond” (Warner Bros.)Ryan Gosling in “Half Nelson” (THINKFilm)Peter O’Toole in “Venus” (Miramax, Filmfour and UK Council)Will Smith in “The Pursuit of Happyness” (Sony Pictures Releasing)Forest Whitaker in “The Last King of Scotland” (Fox Searchlight)

Performance by an actress in a leading rolePenélope Cruz in “Volver” (Sony Pictures Classics)Judi Dench in “Notes on a Scandal” (Fox Searchlight)Helen Mirren in “The Queen” (Miramax, Pathé and Granada)Meryl Streep in “The Devil Wears Prada” (20th Century Fox)Kate Winslet in “Little Children” (New Line)

Performance by an actress in a supporting roleAdriana Barraza in “Babel” (Paramount and Paramount Vantage)Cate Blanchett in “Notes on a Scandal” (Fox Searchlight)Abigail Breslin in “Little Miss Sunshine” (Fox Searchlight)Jennifer Hudson in “Dreamgirls” (DreamWorks and Paramount)Rinko Kikuchi in “Babel” (Paramount and Paramount Vantage)

Best foreign language film of the year“After the Wedding” A Zentropa Entertainments 16 ProductionDenmark“Days of Glory (Indigènes)” A Tessalit ProductionAlgeria“The Lives of Others” A Wiedemann & Berg ProductionGermany“Pan’s Labyrinth” A Tequila Gang/Esperanto Filmoj/Estudios Picasso Production Mexico“Water” A Hamilton-Mehta Production Canada

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)“I Need to Wake Up” from “An Inconvenient Truth”(Paramount Classics and Participant Productions) Music and Lyric by Melissa Etheridge“Listen” from “Dreamgirls”(DreamWorks and Paramount) Music by Henry Krieger and Scott CutlerLyric by Anne Preven“Love You I Do” from “Dreamgirls”(DreamWorks and Paramount) Music by Henry KriegerLyric by Siedah Garrett“Our Town” from “Cars”(Buena Vista)Music and Lyric by Randy Newman“Patience” from “Dreamgirls”(DreamWorks and Paramount)Music by Henry KriegerLyric by Willie Reale

The Academy Awards will be shown on Sunday,25th February…but over here in Singapore…we’ll probably get to see it on Monday 26th February. Anyway, I’m making my predictions again…lets see how many I get it right this time.

Performance by an actor in a leading roleLeonardo DiCaprio in “Blood Diamond” (Warner Bros.)Ryan Gosling in “Half Nelson” (THINKFilm)Peter O’Toole in “Venus” (Miramax, Filmfour and UK Council)Will Smith in “The Pursuit of Happyness” (Sony Pictures Releasing)Forest Whitaker in “The Last King of Scotland” (Fox Searchlight)

Performance by an actress in a leading rolePenélope Cruz in “Volver” (Sony Pictures Classics)Judi Dench in “Notes on a Scandal” (Fox Searchlight)Helen Mirren in “The Queen” (Miramax, Pathé and Granada)Meryl Streep in “The Devil Wears Prada” (20th Century Fox)Kate Winslet in “Little Children” (New Line)

Performance by an actress in a supporting roleAdriana Barraza in “Babel” (Paramount and Paramount Vantage)Cate Blanchett in “Notes on a Scandal” (Fox Searchlight)Abigail Breslin in “Little Miss Sunshine” (Fox Searchlight)Jennifer Hudson in “Dreamgirls” (DreamWorks and Paramount)Rinko Kikuchi in “Babel” (Paramount and Paramount Vantage)

Best foreign language film of the year“After the Wedding” A Zentropa Entertainments 16 ProductionDenmark“Days of Glory (Indigènes)” A Tessalit ProductionAlgeria“The Lives of Others” A Wiedemann & Berg ProductionGermany“Pan’s Labyrinth” A Tequila Gang/Esperanto Filmoj/Estudios Picasso Production Mexico“Water” A Hamilton-Mehta Production Canada

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)“I Need to Wake Up” from “An Inconvenient Truth”(Paramount Classics and Participant Productions) Music and Lyric by Melissa Etheridge“Listen” from “Dreamgirls”(DreamWorks and Paramount) Music by Henry Krieger and Scott CutlerLyric by Anne Preven“Love You I Do” from “Dreamgirls”(DreamWorks and Paramount) Music by Henry KriegerLyric by Siedah Garrett“Our Town” from “Cars”(Buena Vista)Music and Lyric by Randy Newman“Patience” from “Dreamgirls”(DreamWorks and Paramount)Music by Henry KriegerLyric by Willie Reale

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